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Bargain
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Bargain
1. To negotiate. For example, if the asking price for a house is $300,000 and a potential buyer does not want to pay that much, he may bargain with the seller to lower the price to $280,000.

2. A purchase with a price lower than fair market value, or at least lower than competitors' prices.


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The SDP drove a hard bargain, demanding half of the seats in the new cabinet.
Based on the price paid, AMETEK drove a hard bargain, perhaps made easier by the difficult business climate SPECTRO was encountering in Europe, especially in Germany.
 
 
 
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